St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-04-21
Seven Jurors Have Been Selected in the
Trial of Frank Meade for
Murder.
A Crusade Against Insurance Companies
of Certain Kind Seems to
Have Begun.
A Scheme to Transport Bundles and
Packages by Pipe Between the
Twin Cities.
Centennial Celebration I'm
happy Wife Wants Divorce
The Local Summary.
TWO MORE JURORS SWORN.
The Meade Trial Drags Through
Another Day with a Gain OF Only
Two Jurors.

The Meade Trial Drags Through
Another Day with a Gain OF Only
Two Jurors.
1t took the attorneys in the Meade MUIR
der trial just two hours yesterday morning
to dispose of the job lot of men who had
been subpenaed by Sheriff Richter and his
deputies to appear before Judge Brill and
submit to an examination regarding their
qualifications for jurors. The five jurors
whom it took two days to select. sat in the
box looking happy and contented and
seemed perfectly willing to remain there so
long as the state was able to pay their per
diem. The new venire was composed
principally of foreigners who could not or
had no disposition to prove that they were
citizens of the United States and they were
made quick work Of and the sheriff ordered
to bring in another fresh batch of victims
this morning. Two men were accepted
yesterday and sweled the number of APP
proved jurymen to seven. which leaves a
balance of five that are badly wanted.
About the happiest person in the court
room during all this quizzing and haggling
over citizenship appears to be Clerk Arm
strong, who swearS the men, throws HIM
self back in his chair, smiles c0mplacently
up at the ceiling and chews gum. Yester-
day Armstrong fell to dreaming. and during
the fancy worked his jaws so ambtiously
and with such loud smacking of his lips
that the Judge was obliged to rap on his
desk and call for less excitement in the
courtroom.
The counsel are inclined to be facetiOus
at times, and now and then Erwin's pale
face wrinkles with smile, Judge Egan's
bald head grows red with bushes. while
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medically in his chair. While the lawyers
like this. Judge Brill is inclined to push
them ahead, and has twice since the trial
opened admoniShed them against dla-
tOriness Yesterday Judge Egan.
while examining George NJ. Martin, who
claimed that he had formed an opinion re-
garding the guilt of the party charged with
murder and that it would take evidence to
change that opinion. insinuated that Martin
must be suffering from a mild form of
lunacy if that was the case. Mr.. Erwin
had taken about the same ground against a
man he was examining Tuesday and Judge
Brill evidently concluded Yesterday to put
an elid to proceedings of that nature. When
Martin left the stand Judge Brill said he
thought this action on both sides was OBJ
jectionable. The men had been forced to
come there in l.
OBEDIENCE TO THE LAW
10 be examined as to their qualifications to
act as Jurors. and not to be lnSulted by
the counsel. 1lf
The imputation that he had insulted any
body stirred the blood of Judge Egan, and
scratching the TOP of his head in a jerky
way. he rose to his feet and said he wished
to make statement that was warranted by
the language of the court. He thought
hat fI,ea al in nf ind
might act irregularly, but he considered
that the word Insult came in bad grace
from the court and did not apply to the
action of the county attorney, but the court
wouldn't have it that way and said that the
statement was made for the benefit of both
sides. Questioning by the counsel after
this was brief and the list of names Was
soon exhausted.
John Doyle, the first man called was ac-
copied without challenge and the specta
tors drew long breath, for it looked as
though the counsel was disposed to have a
Jury forthwith at all odds. but Il. b. Hail.
the next man called was eatechiZed sharply
and showed signs of being out of job as
he said he had forgotten the case until he
was subpenaed and hadn't formed any
opinion whatever regarding the guilt OF
the prisoner. He was excused. however.
Oh the peremptory challenge OF the state
and the list was marked off at double quick
down to Fred T. Bunenian, who proved
citizenship. impartiality of opinion and
other qualifications that go toward making
desirable juror, and he was sworn and
took his seat in the box and the service
were completed. Thirteen of the venre
protested against acting and were dis
charged.
The court adjourned till 10 o'clock this
morning and Sheriff Richter was wondering
last night where he would find fifty pieces
of good jury timber that hadn't been tried
in Ramsey county. Meade seemed in good
spirits yesterday and watched very closely
the proceedings, occasionally giving his
counsel puinters. 1t Looks nov as Though
a jury would not be secured before Satur-
day if as soon as that